- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
Opening Options
More Resources
Changes over time for: Section 25
Alternative versions:
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963, Section 25.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
25Interpretation.N.I.
F1(1)In this Act—
Definition rep. by 1991 NI 11
[F2“caravan” has the meaning given by section 15 of the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;]
“caravan site” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(4);
“existing site” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13;
Definitions rep. by 1972 NI 17; SRO (NI) 1973/285
F3“the Ministry” means the Ministry of Health and Local Government;
“occupier” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(3);
[F1“the Planning Act” means the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;]
Definition rep. by 1991 NI 11
“site licence” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1).
(2)For the purposes of this Act, a person shall, except in a case to which section 10(4) applies, be treated as the holder of a site licence if, and only if, a [F4 district council] have entered or endorsed his name in or on a site licence as the holder of that licence.
(3)Any reference in this Act to the carrying out of works shall include a reference to the planting of trees and shrubs and the carrying out of other operations for preserving or enhancing the amenity of land.
(4)For the purposes of any provision of this Act relating to the expiration of permission[F5 granted under [F6the Planning Act] for any use] of land, permission granted for the use of land for intermittent periods shall not be regarded as expiring at any time so long as the permission authorises the use of the land for further intermittent periods.
Subs.(5) rep. by 1972 NI 17
F1Words in s. 25(1) substituted (13.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in operation) by Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 5 (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 (as amended (16.3.2016) by S.R. 2016/159, art. 2))
F2S. 25: definition of "caravan" substituted (17.9.2011) by Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 12), ss. 16, 18
F4SRO (NI) 1973/285
F6Words in s. 25(4) substituted (13.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in operation) by Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 6 (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 (as amended (16.3.2016) by S.R. 2016/159, art. 2))
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Act
PrintThe Whole Part
PrintThe Whole Chapter
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.